Fred Neil

(Rainbow) Ahh-haaahaahaa (Rainbow) Hm-mmm A true love grows Like a rainbow and a rose Though they’re small at the start They will grow Like the love in my heart A new love glows Like a rainbow and a rose And my heart’s all a-shine Coz I know, yes I know That y...

I get so tired Hangin' around this town All this old city life Should bring us fellow down Badada dada Dadada dada Dadada dada Ba-de-da I get so tired Trying to sleep at night All this old city life They keep on burning bright Badada dada... I get so tired...

Baby Do you hear Do you hear me now Your baby’s gonna leave you Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Next pay day Next pay day I’ll be sailin’ up that Saint John River (I’ll be sailin’ up the Saint John River) Never more to be the giver (Never more to be the giv...

Timber Timber I woke up, early one morning Pain stabbing me in my side Some puny men in jack boots (in jack boots) Was a-clingin’ to my hide Well I wasn’t glad to see ‘em ‘Cause they’ll never be my friend Well, they stood there, with-a twin axe They was gonna...

I was standing on the corner Of the Bleecker and MacDougal Wondering which way to go I've got a woman down in Coconut Grove And you know she love me so I wanna go home I wanna go home Now don't you tell me your troubles Troubles of my own I wanna go home Now...

Blues on the ceiling Over my head Running down the walls Across the floor And over my bed Blue lights across the street Blinkin' off and on It's so lonely now she's gone I'll never get out of these blues alive I'll never get out of this crazy blues alive Love...

While you sit there a-starin’ At the glass in your hand You’ve emptied another And you can’t understand Why it keeps on a-hurtin’ While the pain don’t pass But you can’t find the answer In the bottom of a glass No, you can’t find the answer (you can’t...

Hmmm-mmm-mmm Hmmm-mmm-mmm Now who’s gonna soothe you When I’m gone Who’s gonna soothe you When I’m gone Who’s gonna rock you In the stormy night When you’re scared with the trembles And wrought with fright Oh-oh boy (hmmm-mmm-mmm) Oh-oh boy (hmmm-mmm-mmm) Yo...

Come on baby Let me take you by your hand Ah come on sweet thing Let me take you by the hand Can't you see I wanna be your candy candy Your candy man Comen on sweet thing I love you honey Lovin' your honey lovin' ways Comen on sweet thing I love you honey Lov...

Now I'm just a country boy I got sand all in my shoes You know I got stuck in the big city Got to sing the big city blues Yeah yeah Miss Lindy Yeah yeah Miss Lindy Say hey Miss Lindy Say baby don't you dare leave home I don't care about them And don't like it...

You know, Dade County Jail Is nine stories tall I say Dade County Jail Is nine stories tall Air conditioned from wall to wall Still they can't find a bed for No they can't find a bed For juvenile Hall Now the building was built For just fifty two To one hundr...

I can see her slowly walking Through the empty streets of morning Who she’s with I cannot tell His face fades with the others In an endless spell of dreams I know so well Though she walks with him no more with me I know she’s where she’d rather be Her happine...

I’m so young and you’re so old This, my darling, I’ve been told I don’t care just what they say ‘Cause forever I will pray You and I will be as free As the birds up in the trees Oh, please stay by me, Diana Thrills I get when you hold me close Oh, my darling,...

This old world may never change The way it's been And all the ways of war Can't change it back again I've been searchin' For the dolphins in the sea And sometimes I wonder Do you ever think of me I'm not the one to tell this world How to get along I only...

If you’re all alone And you don’t know what to do Please, don’t put the blame on me And if the one you love Has left you cryin’, like I do Please, don’t put the blame on me Because I’ll try Yes I’ll try To be good to you Oh then you lied You know you lied And...

We started for the badlands Men laughin’ at our backs My hind shoes left the footprints In the valley dry with cracks We’d sift a mile of bedrock For a speck of yellow dust We’re bound to find a fortune Gonna look until we bust (Gonna look until we bust) With...

Every night I hope and pray A dream lover will come my way A girl to hold in my arms And know the magic of her charms ‘Cause I want (yeah-yeah, yeah) A girl (yeah-yeah, yeah) To call (yeah-yeah, yeah) My own (yeah-yeah) I want a dream lover So I don’t have to...

Everybody's talkin' at me I don't hear a word they're sayin' Only the echoes of my mind People stoppin', starin' I can't see the faces Only the shadows of their eyes I'm goin' where the sun keeps shinin' Through the pourin' rain Goin' where the weather suits...

It happens every time There's really nothing I can do It happens every time I guess I'm just a fool for you Everything that I could beg Borrow or steal I gave to you Well I guess that the fault was mine Really nothing I can do It happens every time Somebody so...

Well if I'd have wings Like Noah's dove Will I fly this river To the one I love Faretheewell Oh my honey Faretheewell Faretheewell Woke up this morning It was drizzlin' rain All around my heart Was an aching pain Faretheewell... Well if I'd have wings Lik...

Even though I know the rain may fall Somewhere the sun will shine And the melody returns again Right in the tabs of time If you don't believe me Nothing I can do to change your mind You've got to ride that road Your own way and your own guitar Even though I...

Start it right from here, don’t go anywhere We’ll take up right here – hold it Come on in, Pete, now slide in Give me a couple of beats, Bruce – hold it If you see a rainbow in your backyard You better turn your head around, the other way There ain’t no gold o...

Four chaplains Four brave chaplains Mmmm For extraordinary heroism Beyond the call of duty The United States Congress Awards the distinguished service cross To chaplains Lt. George L. Fox, Methodist Lt. Alexander A. Goode, Jewish Lt. Clark V. Poling, Presbyter...

An old cowpoke went ridin’ out one dark and windy day Upon a ridge he rested as he went along his way When all at once a mighty herd of red-eyed cows he saw A-plowing through the ragged sky - and up a cloudy draw Gotta catch that herd Gotta catch that herd Cat...

I woke up this morning With an aching pain deep down I say I woke this morning With an aching pain deep down Shiverin' cold About to go insane Gone again Gone again I'd love to stick around This old town But you know I got to go again I say I love you Baby Bu...

Keep on talkin' 'bout Green rocky road Promenade in green Who do you love Who do you love Who do you love Mary runnin' to the one Don't you stumble don't you fall Don't you hollow don't you shallow When you hear me singin' come runnin' out Green rocky road P...

You waltz in here With a handful of gimme A mouthful of much obliged I go home feeling empty From all you signify I'd spend the last of my last ten cents On a nickel bag of candy And if I had just ten more cents I think I would take a ride On the Staten Islan...

Ba-oom, ba-oom, oom, ba-oom Heartbreak bound (oom, ba-oom) I’m heartbreak bound (oom, ba-oom) I’m heartbreak bound (oom, ba-oom) I’m heartbreak bound (oom, ba-oom) Well, you tell me that you don’t love me Don’t want me hangin’ around Tell me that you don’t wan...

How long, baby, how long Has that evening train been gone How long How long Baby how long I see the green grass growin’ on yonder hill I ain’t seen the greenback on a dollar bill In so long So long, baby So long, now Go on with it Go on, go If I could holler l...

I say I got 'em If you want 'em now (If you want 'em) I got 'em I got apples and peaches And pears and plums Real fine peaches this mornin' This mornin' (This mornin') I say I got 'em If you want 'em (If you want 'em) I got 'em Uh uh No man can't come up you...

I say I know you, rider Miss me when I’m gone I say I know you, rider Miss me when I’m gone Won’t have nobody now, mama Roll around in your sweet lovin’ arms Lovin’ you, baby Easy as fallin’ off a log Lovin’ you, baby Easy as fallin’ off a log I can’t make lov...

I’m a drifter, l’m a loner And I’ve seen every city and town I’ll pass by here and I’ll die here And some stranger will lower me down I’ve sat in the shade Of an old apple orchard Watched the big trucks rollin’ by Shared a grape soda With a man from Dakota And...

I’m on my way to Canaan land I’m on my way, yes, to Canaan land I’m on my way to Canaan land Well, I’m on my way, glory hallelujah I’m on my way Now if you don’t go (mmmm) Don’t a-hinder me (mmmm) I said, if you don’t go (mmmm) Ooh don’t a-hinder me (mmmm) Oh...

I've got a secret, I shouldn't tell, I'm gonna go to heaven in a split-pea shell. Lordie me, didn't we shake sugaree. Everything I have, down in pawn. You know I pawned my watch, I pawned my chain, I'd of sold myself, but I felt ashamed. Lordie me, didn't we s...

Lindy, Lindy, Lindy, Lindy, Lindy Lou Lindy, Lindy, Lindy, Lindy, Lindy Lou Whoa-ho honey, did you hear that mockingbird a-sing last night (sing last night) Whoa honey, he was a-singing so sweet in the moonlight (in the moonlight) In the old magnolia tree Bust...

Gonna line track today And tomorrow we’re gonna play now (Tomorrow) And tomorrow we’re gonna play (Tomorrow we’re gonna play) Evelina, yeah, and her daughter, yeah They run a sportin’ house Down by the water Evelina, yeah and her daughter, yeah They run a spor...

Yes, dance like you do down home Down in that there land of corn pone Square dance it is, called a hoedown Square or not, it’s a happy sound Corn ribs and dandelion Honey lemon on the vine Black-eyed gal with lips smackin’ sweet Mornin’ dew won’t stay in place...

Listen kitten, well I love you Listen kitten, don’t you know it’s true Listen kitten, well-a you and I Listen kitten, well it ain’t no lie Ooohhh-oohhh Listen kitten, well-a you and I Listen kitten, well-a I love you And I want you to know Listen kitten, well-...

If I should leave you Try to remember the good times Warm days filled with sunshine And just a little bit of rain And just a little bit of rain And if you look back Try to forgetthe bad times Lonely blue and sad times And just a little bit of rain And just...

You've gotta walk that lonesome valley You've gotta walk it by yourself Nobody else can walk it for you You've gotta walk it by yourself My mama walked that lonesome valley She had to walk it by herself Nobody else could walk it for her She had to walk...

Ten years ago on a cold dark night Someone was killed ‘neath the town hall light There were few at the scene, but they all agreed That the slayer who ran, looked a lot like me The judge said son, what is your alibi If you were somewhere else, then you won’t ha...

You gonna start somethin’, or you gonna stop somethin’? Mmmmmm Mmmmmm Mmmmmm Mmmmmm Mmmmmm Mmmmmm Mmmmmm Mmmmmm Mmmmmm Mmmmmm Everywhere I, where I look this morning Look like rain, now Look like rain Everywhere I, I look this morning Look like rain Look like...

You hurt her feelings She gets mad Well, now you think you’re glad Later on You feel so bad Mm, love’s funny Love’s so funny, that way Well, now you’re all alone By yourself at home Waitin’ on the telephone Mm, love’s funny Love’s so funny, that way Whell, you...

The river’s only brings you trouble (water’s deep, lord) A river only brings you down (tear a poor man down - well) A river only brings you sorrow (Lord, a mean old ???) How much of sorrow does a poor man need Lord, Lord How much of sorrow does a poor man need...

Where's the Jim Crow section On this merry go round I just can't find the back Where's the Jim Crow section On this merry go round For a boy who's black Like a blackbird Don't you love Tell me Tell me where Did you spin last night In the pines Where the sun...

Mississippi train Take my baby now she's gone Mississippi train Take my baby now she's gone I cried down the tracks Saying baby come back Went running down the railroad tracks A-cryin' "Babe come back" A-cryin' "Babe come back" She's going to the bayou The b...

Workin’ time, y’all Early each mornin’, just before dawn I go to the railroad, put overalls on Take my sledge hammer, and steel-driving nails All the day long I’m-a tackin’ down rails, singin’ Why did you roam So far from home You makes me moan and groan Heavy...

Walk me out in the morning dew, my honey Walk me out in the morning dew today Can’t walk you out in the morning dew, my baby Can’t walk you out in the morning dew today Thought I heard a young man moanin’, Lord Thought I heard a young man moanin’, Lord You did...

Nothing more to look forward to Why were you so sweet Nothing more to be livin’ for No longer can we meet Can we meet Never again to lie so close I can see my face in your eyes Never again to kiss goodbye When the sun is starting to rise Nothing more to look f...

Would you like to know a secret It's just between you and me I don't know where I'm going next I don't know where I'm gonna be But that's the other side to this life I've been leading But that's the other side of this life Well my whole world's in an uproar...

Show the world how to get along Peace will enter when all hate is gone But if it’s not asking too much Please send me somebody to love I lie awake nights An’ I count the world and its troubles And my answer’s always the same ‘Less man puts an end to this damna...

Prettiest train I done seen Prettiest train I - that I ever seen Prettiest train I - that I done seen Runnin’ down to Jackson, back to New Orleans New Orleans Hey-New Orleans Runnin’ down to Jackson, back to New Orleans Yes go Mattie, when you marry, Mattie, m...

Red were the flowers Growing out of the ashes of war Searching for the sun That was there before Searching for the sun That was there Now it’s gone Red were the babes Asleep in the fires made by man Dreaming of the flowers That were there before Dreaming of th...

I’ve had trouble all my days – yeah Left my home in Oklahoma Place where I I was born and raised I wanna ride - I wanna ride Stormy waters Walk under the boardwalk/down beside by the rollin’ sea Let ‘em run, run round your whole world Just ain’t big enough for...

You better be my woman, Rosie I’m gonna your man, now You better be my woman, Rosie I’m gonna your man Every day be Sunday dollar Rosie, in your hand Roll on Rosie (Come on, Bruce) Roll on gal Roll on Rosie Roll on gal Be my woman, gal, I’ll be your man Well n...

Secret Secret I’ve got a secret Ohh-ooo Want you to know I love you, I love you Love you, love you Secret Secret Now it’s no secret I’ve got the ring And everything Coz I love you, I love you Mmmm I’m glad I’ve told you What was in my heart Now that we are one...

Ya ya, ya ya Ya ya, ya ya Seems I always have to slip around (ya ya, ya ya) To be with you my dear (ya ya, ya ya) Slippin’ around (ya ya, ya ya) Afraid we might be found (o yeah, oh yeah) Now I know I can’t forget you (ya ya, ya ya) I just gotta have you near...

I say cocaine Cocaine Runnin’ round your heart Runnin’ round your brain Yeah bittersweet I say come on mama Come on quick Cocaine make him poor boy So sick Oh sweet mama When I thought you understood You got no connections It’s just no good for m...

Sweet mama Don't be mean to me Well sweet baby Don't be mean to me I've been waiting for such a dog Gone lonesome time For somebody just like you To change these blues of mine Sweet mama Don't you turn me down Well sweet baby Don't you turn me down Hey sweet...

Take me back again Tell me you’ll forgive me Take me back again Tell me you’ll forgive me (Tell me you’ll forgive me) Oh what joy you bring me (Oh what joy you bring me) Oh what joy you bring me (Oh what joy you bring me) If you stayed away There would be no l...

Tear down the walls Listen to freedom singin’ out Tear down the walls Can’t you hear The church bells ringin’ out Give every man The chance to take his brother’s hand Tear down the walls Tear down the walls The music’s in the air Where every man is free The mu...

Come back, little tender echo You’re all there is left for me Don’t say, that your sweet voice is gone For I wait eternally If you need a voice with a roar I’ll call to the northern wind Speak loud, when you knock at the door For I wait eternally (wait eternal...

I burned my fingers on the coffee pot Toast was cold and the orange juice was hot. I should start over but you know I'd rather not. Same thing gonna happen again Cause that's the bag I'm in. Last night as I was walking down the street, Whistling the blu...

You know the sky is fallin’ And the rain keeps on pourin’ down Yeah sky is fallin’ And the rain keeps on pourin’ down I got those fallout blues The whole world-wide round The sky is fallin’ And the rain keeps on pourin’ down It ain’t the words that’s gonna hur...

The water is wide And I cannot cross over Nor do I have wings to fly Build me a boat That could carry two And both shall row My love and I There is a ship And she sails the seas She's burdened deep As deep can be But not as deep As the love I'm in And I know n...

This is a song about a kid The sun’s a ten cent toy balloon Hangin’ in the sky Watchin’ all the people down below Goin’ by The moon’s a ten cent lollipop Hey, make it stop I’m gettin’ dizzy I’m gettin’ dizzy His mother and father answered We’re too busy We’re...

Well, some people love life, they stay home Hang on to everything they can But I want you to know – before I go That I’m a travelin’ man, man, man Travelin’ man (woooo-oooo) Travelin’ man (woooo-oooo) Well, ???? hop the freight train (woooo-oooo) Tryin’ to get...

You know too many people Too many times Keep complainin' too much about Their troubled minds You know so many people Just itching to speak You know a very few practicing The things that they preach Travelin' shoes Travelin' shoes Can't seem to lose These wear...

Trouble on my mind and I’m blue But you know I won’t be blue always Sun’s bound to shine ‘Round my back door someday I’m goin’ down to the riverside Gonna take along my rockin’ chair If the blues don’t leave me I’m gonna rock on away from here Oh yeah, it’s wa...

~~~~♫♫♫ ~~~~ Weary blues from waitin’ Lord, I’ve been waitin’ too long These blues have got me cryin’ Sweet mama, please come on home now Through tears I watch young lovers As they go strollin’ by God knows the things That might have been God forgive me if, if...

Why wasn’t I made of stone Why wasn’t I made of stone Why wasn’t I made of stone Oh my dear I was happy Now you’re gone Oh my dear I was happy But I’m all alone You’re gone (gone, gone) Oh yes, you’re gone (yes, you’re gone) So why wasn’t I made of stone You’r...

Wild child's in a world of trouble Quiet child's in a world of pain Lost child's in a world of sorrow Searchin' children in a world of shame Searchin' children in a world of shame There's been a world of trouble Way before I came here World of trouble...

In the beginning You really loved me But I was blind I could not see But when you left me Oh, how I cried You don’t miss your water Till your well runs dry ~~~♫♫♫~~~ I was a playboy I could not be true I couldn’t believe That I really loved you But when yo...

Raindrops falling on a roof of tin Oh bad news Roof keeps leaking the rain pours in I guess I'm paying my dues Look over yonder Tell me what do you see Yonder comes the blues Running after me It keeps on raining all the time Sometimes out but mostly in I've...

Well, come on baby Let’s rock-a tonight Yeah come on baby, baby, baby, baby, baby Let’s rock-a tonight And know I love you But you ain’t treatin’ me right Well, come on baby (baby baby can’t you treat me right) You know my love for you (baby, baby, can’t you t...

(Cry baby, cry baby) (Cry baby, cry) Well, you don’t have to be a baby to cry All you need is for love to go wrong Mmm, you don’t have to be a baby to cry (cry baby, cry baby, cry baby, cry baby) Or to lie awake the whole night long (cry baby, cry baby, cry ba...